Cast
Jean-Louis Trintignant 
Françoise Fabian 
Marie-Christine Barrault
Credits
Written by: 
Éric Rohmer
Produced by: Pierre Cottrell
Plot
Jean-Louis, a devout Catholic engineer, sees a blonde woman at Mass and decides to marry her. By chance he meets an old friend, who takes him to the apartment of Maud, a witty, divorced doctor. They talk through the night about Pascal, chance and fidelity, and a snowstorm keeps him there. Eric Rohmer's 1969 film, the third of his "Six Moral Tales", is made almost entirely of conversation, and is a landmark of intelligent, literary cinema.
Sinekatalog’s take
Eric Rohmer's conversational classic keeps a Catholic engineer talking all night with a witty divorcée. Black-and-white and intimate, it makes talk about faith, chance and desire utterly absorbing.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (16,345 votes)
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